I'll run up the latest 1.1.20 packages from WineHQ and see if it makes
any difference. I don't think the processor is that taxed - usage is
in the 20% range. The first laptop is a brand new Acer Aspire Netbook
with a dual core Atom processor and the other laptop is a T5300 -
which isn't that much of a slouch.
The problem is more pronounced on the slower netbook while using the
USB Audio interface to the external DAC unit.
And regrettably I don't get any of these issues if I switch to the
Dark Side of the Force and run Spotify in Windows.
2009/5/5 Steve Dodier <email address hidden>:
> I'm not sure Spotify caches the *whole* song, because songs can't be
> played at all if you're offline. How is your CPU when you listen to
> music ? Thats not likely but if you abuse your CPU or if it's really
> old, it could be latency while decyphering the songs, too (since they're
> encrypted).
>
> Also, you might want to try Wine 1.1.20. I used Spotify a few days ago
> on Jaunty, with this version, and I didn't have any lags, despite my
> terribly low bandwidth !
>
> --
> Occasional sound drops in Wine
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371897
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
I'll run up the latest 1.1.20 packages from WineHQ and see if it makes
any difference. I don't think the processor is that taxed - usage is
in the 20% range. The first laptop is a brand new Acer Aspire Netbook
with a dual core Atom processor and the other laptop is a T5300 -
which isn't that much of a slouch.
The problem is more pronounced on the slower netbook while using the
USB Audio interface to the external DAC unit.
And regrettably I don't get any of these issues if I switch to the
Dark Side of the Force and run Spotify in Windows.
2009/5/5 Steve Dodier <email address hidden>: /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 371897
> I'm not sure Spotify caches the *whole* song, because songs can't be
> played at all if you're offline. How is your CPU when you listen to
> music ? Thats not likely but if you abuse your CPU or if it's really
> old, it could be latency while decyphering the songs, too (since they're
> encrypted).
>
> Also, you might want to try Wine 1.1.20. I used Spotify a few days ago
> on Jaunty, with this version, and I didn't have any lags, despite my
> terribly low bandwidth !
>
> --
> Occasional sound drops in Wine
> https:/
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
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Neil Wilson